r-coloring

[ ahr-kuhl-er-ing ]

nounPhonetics.
  1. the auditory quality of an r-sound given to a vowel, resulting from retroflex articulation or bunching of the tongue.

  • Also called r-col·or; r-qual·i·ty [ahr-kwol-i-tee] /ˈɑrˌkwɒl ɪ ti/ .

Other words from r-coloring

  • r-col·ored, adjective

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